Photo Stories

Sharing my travel photos and stories from the trips.

  • Camping in the woods

    Camping in the woods

    Our family has not been into camping ever since our first camping trip some 15 years back. It didn’t end very well when our then-toddler screeched in the middle of the night and we left the campsite right away. Ever since we’ve passed every chance to go camping but decided to give another go for…

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  • The life of a rose

    The life of a rose

    Our backyard and front yard are filled with rose bushes planted by our previous homeowner. It was like the universe was prepping the home for us because the rose is my all-time favorite flower and I always dreamt of having a yard full of roses. When I got back from a 2 week trip to…

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  • The sweet spot in Kerala

    The sweet spot in Kerala

    On our last trip to Kerala, India, my hubby took me to a popular street in his home town, Kozhikode named Sweet Meat Street also called as S.M. Street which is the literal translation of the Malayalam name Mittai Theruvu. The street derives its name from the time it was lined with sweetmeat and halvah…

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  • Life in the mexican beach towns

    Life in the mexican beach towns

    When we took the 7-day Norweigian Cruise along the Pacific coast, we had three one day stopovers in three different Mexican beach towns – Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabos. In Los Cabos, we took a boat ride to see the iconic rock formations. Of all the three, my favorite was Mazatlan for its old-world charm,…

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  • The delights inside a cruise ship

    The delights inside a cruise ship

    In December, my family and I went on a cruise around the coast of Mexico for 7 days, with a few of our close friends. We embarked from the LA port in a luxurious Norweigian Jewel Cruiseliner. For the next 7 days, we were in the waters of the Pacific Ocean with day stopovers in…

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  • Glassmaking in Cabos

    Glassmaking in Cabos

    We visited a glass factory in Cabos during our day stopover on the Norwegian cruise. The factory had a separate glassblowing area with kilns and such and a shop with all of their glass products for sale. The building itself was a work of art, decorated with colored glass. One part of the glass factory…

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  • The shades of Cancun

    The shades of Cancun

    Last December we took a trip to Playa Del Carmen with our friends and stayed in an all-inclusive resort for 7 days. From the exquisite line up of restaurants, the beautiful blue waters, the vibrant streets lined up with shops and vendors, a day trip to the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza(named one of the…

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